Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft is preparing to close Skype’s offices in London, sparking another round of layoffs at the company. According to a report in the Financial Times, the Redmond, Wash., technology company decided to “unify some engineering positions,” a move that will affect the Skype and Yammer teams. An estimated 400 people work in Skype’s London offices, […]

SwiftKey, the mobile predictive keyboard specialist that Microsoft acquired earlier this year, has released an update to its eponymous app that promises to deliver smarter suggestions. While billed as a timesaver, the predictive text and autocorrect functionality built into the on-screen mobile keyboards can often become a source of frustration. Oftentimes failing to deliver the […]

The Outlook apps for iOS and Android already feature Google Drive support, enabling users to access their files on the cloud storage service. This week, Microsoft announced that it was extending similar functionality to Outlook.com. Users of Hotmail’s successor can now link their Google Drive accounts by selecting the option under the Attachment menu icon. […]

Microsoft R Server Developer Edition is now available on the Linux version of the company’s Data Science Virtual Machine (DSVM), enabling users to build models using Microsoft’s ScaleR libraries. In January, Microsoft launched R Server Developer Edition, a free version of the analytics platform for developers, students and nonproduction deployments. The offering arrived nearly a […]

Microsoft R Server Developer Edition is now available on the Linux version of the company’s Data Science Virtual Machine (DSVM), enabling users to build models using Microsoft’s ScaleR libraries. In January, Microsoft launched R Server Developer Edition, a free version of the analytics platform for developers, students and nonproduction deployments. The offering arrived nearly a […]

Microsoft acquired Sunrise, the popular calendar app for iOS and Android, in early 2015. Last fall, the software giant announced plans to shutter the app as the Office group ported more of the its features and functionality over to the Outlook mobile apps. This week, coinciding with a big update to Outlook’s calendar on iOS […]

Microsoft and Ping Identity on Sept. 14 announced a new collaboration that will soon allow Azure Active Directory (AD) customers to stretch the cloud-based user identity and access management platform’s reach into their legacy web application environments. Dubbed PingAccess for Azure AD, the solution uses Azure Active Directory’s (AD) Application Proxy technology and the PingAccess […]

Following last week’s announcement that Microsoft had kicked off 4K and HDR video streaming trials, the company has added a handful of new capabilities to its cloud-based Azure Media Services suite. Unveiled during the IBC 2016 conference in Amsterdam, formerly the International Broadcasting Convention, the new offerings include a technology that can be used to […]

Microsoft has released a new “mixed-reality” app for HoloLens called Actiongram that allows users to create videos that blend real-world footage with live-action 3D holograms. Currently in beta, Actiongram offers users a library of 3D characters, props and visual effects that can be dropped into the real world using the company’s augmented-reality headset. Budding filmmakers […]

Time is ticking away on the Lumia brand of smartphones, a lingering reminder of Microsoft’s ill-fated acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services business. The Redmond, Wash., software giant is getting ready to retire the Lumia brand in December, effectively spelling the end of smartphones that sport the brand, according to a report in WinBeta, citing […]